Preparing for Joomla! 2.5 – Coming January 2012

The votes are in! As of August 09, 2011, the Joomla! community voted the next version number to be 2.5, instead of 1.8.   Calling the January 2012 release of Joomla! version 1.8 would have continued on after the currently available 1.6 and 1.7 releases, but the x.5 (meaning long term release) won out in the end.

With January coming fast, the big question that are making companies and their webmasters nervous is whether or not they need to upgrade their current installation to the latest Joomla! version.  In a previous article titled “What’s New in Joomla! 1.7 And Should You Upgrade” I discussed why you should or should not upgrade to Joomla! 1.7, and found the answer to be:  yes.  However, there are some things to consider before upgrading to Joomla! 2.5 in January. Continue reading →